Index-frame.



H. 1. McCAULEY. V

INDEX FRAME. APPucATa'oN FILED on. 15. 1 915.

1,244,622. a i Patented Oct. 30,1917.

0 Fi .1. 12 a HERBERT J MOCAULEE, OF BUFFALG, NEVIYORK 'ASSIGNOB T 'TEE RAND SYSTEMS CGRTORATION, OF TON-AWANEDA; NEW 5501151 A =GORQORATIO N 9F NEW-YORK.

lINDEX-FBA'ME.

Spenificaztmn of Letters B atant.

Batentedflotriw, 191'7.

- mnli etienfiled easi 15,1915 Seria teams.

ence to double-taped panels or frames -of' this .oharaoterjhaving such v,cihimlle'ls on, both sides. ,Heretofore such rdouhleiaeed ,franies ,have fbeenv oonstrnoted by ia ening ,tWO jflang'ed or .ehanneledpanels lbak to baek. "Firames of this construction pnesent obj eetiona'ble seams at their ilQllgitndinal edges Where they are liable to be separated; and wi'lheyfane moreover comparatively heavy, owjingwto the donble tliidkness of theirbackslor "body portions.

01143 0f the objects of my invention 'is the .li npro ementof the,; franl s 0i pan s Wi h .a view of, s'inrplitying their construction,

avoiding lthe'viorniation of such s ams and v redneingtheir ,yveight.

8'0 A .fnr'the object sto imp o e th 0 .s'truotion 1,01? 5 the hingemenibers of the panel. 0

-- In the aceornpanymg dr wings I fs etionlt e eqf on li 2+ Fi 1 J18 azSilIiflafSeQtion ojfamoclified construcfition 'Olffthe panel. 4jisa gross section aof another motiiifioatl Fig is a p 41) plan view'iofthe panel. Figs. '6 and '7 are [enlarged cross section on the .0 I fQP I numbered linesfin i1. slmilar oharacters of reference indicate .eonresnondi g parts thm s i e eve i'fi'v vi ws'.

Ifhe improved frame 0r' panel mayhejconstrlieted of any; suitable stifi material 'bnt' i presierably. inade f f shee meta n: he lireferred m imen 'lo l edn- 5o vention sh wn in Eig nd '2, e sheet or.;panl ilvhas itsilng udin ze igsf' r u ned v r i pnQs dir cti ns to form marginalflanges 2 onopppsite ,sides of the sh eet which are spaced a'snitable distanoe from the sheet. Applied lengthwise to the flanged-edges of the sheet are (shanneled-strips 3 facing each other and having their flanges 4 arranged on opposites'ides of e .maiggin 'l 1 0 1 1 1 1 e t an suitably spaced therefrom to form opposing Channels or gnideways on both sideslof the sheet for the reception of the usual index cards or slips hand the customary transparent holders 6 therefor. In other words,

th'e bodyof the panel., or sheet forms a partition or division plate arranged mid-way hetween the flanges of the channel strips 4. "These channel-strips maybe fastened to the gfianged edges of the sheet by any suitable means. "In the eonstruotion shown inFig.

'2, the portions of the strip; forming its fiangeshre doubled upon themselves tolrein- 1 foroe them, and .one of these {flanged por 'tionjs'is folded around the adjacent flange 2 of the sheet, as shown at 7, the parts being tightly stamped or pressed togetherby suit ablefiies or-other appropriate means, there- 'by seounely,interlooking}or uniting the parts Without the use of solder or rivets. The internal edge-portion 8 of the strip may'be arranged" substantially at right' angles to the plane of the sheet and folded against the'I'Web or 'body portion of." the strip as shown. Q Eigare:1...is-a face v ewf 0 6 5 t e, i f S ProiEdQPfiJElS. Fig. 211s] an ,elil gppg dFgrh portions of the channel. strips are "thus reinforoedproduoing a strong and resheet.

v Instead of arranging the fiangesgfl of the sheet on opposite 's'ides',',thereof, as shown in 2, they Inay both be arranged on'the samesideiof -the sheet, as shown at 2 in Eig.f3.

' AS a er he m difi ti f th invfl #59 t "flange n iing he h ls m y be made integral with the sheet, as illustrated in Fig. 3. In this case, each marginal portion of the sheet is bent inwardly parallel with its body, as shown at 9, and then doubled upon itself to form one of the channel-flanges 4. It then extends across the outer edge of said flange and is next bent inwardly parallel with the body of the sheet and doubled upon itself, as shown at 10, to form the other channel-flange 4*.

It will be noted that in all of the several embodiments of the invention, the body of the panel or frame comprises a single thickness of sheet metal or other suitable mate rial, and the panel is double-faced or provided on 0 aposite sides of its margins with opposing anges spaced from the sheet to form channels for index cards or the cards and their holders.

These improvements are applicable to frames or panels with or without the cus tomary hinge-members or pivots 11 which are journaled in bearings of the customary support or standard which forms no part of my invention and is therefore not shown in the drawings. The shanks 12 of these members are preferably of rectangular cross section and may be fastened to the panel by any suitable means. They preferably extend across the ends of the panel and are secured between the flanges 2 of the channel-strips by transversehivets 13 or other suitable fastenings, the flanges extending beyond the ends of the panel for this purpose. The web-portion of the channelstrip 3 nearest the pivots of the hingemembers are notched at their ends, as shown at 14, to receive the shanks of said members. The intermediate portions of the shanks may be fastened to the panel-body by ties or clips 15.

W hide my improvement is herein shown in connection with an index frame or panel, it is also applicable to similar frames or racks used for displaying jewelry and other goods, the jewelry in that case being suspended from hooks. or other attachments carried by boards or c'ardswhich are slid lengthwise into the channels of the frame.

I claim as my invention:

1. A double-faced index-panel or the like, comprising a stiff sheet and separate inwardly facing channel strips secured lengthwise to opposite edges of said sheet with their flanges arranged at opposite sides of the sheet and spaced therefrom, forming opposing channels on each side of the sheet.

2. double-faced index-panel or the like, comprising a stiff sheet havin its edges turned over to form inwardly-faclng flanges, and inwardly-facing channel-strips. applied lengthwise to said flanged edges and interlocked therewith, the sheet being arranged midway between the flanges of said strips and spaced therefrom, forming opposing channels on both sides of the sheet.

8. A double-faced indexpanel or the like, comprising a stiff sheet of a single thickness of material having its edges turned over to form inwardly facing flanges, and inwardly facin channel strips secured lengthwise to said flanged edges with their flanges arranged on opposite sides of the sheet and spaced therefrom.

4. A double-faced index-panel or the like, comprising a stiff sheet and separate-piece inwardly facing channel strips secured lengthwise to the edges of said sheet with their flanges arranged on opposite sides thereof and spaced therefrom, the flanged portions of said strips being folded upon themselves.

A double-faced index-panel or the like, comprising a stiff sheet having its edges bent to form inwardly-facing flanges and inwardly facing channel strips applied lengthwise to the edges of said sheet with their flanges arranged on opposite sides there of and spaced therefrom, one of the flanged portions of each strip being folded around the adjacent flange of the sheet.

6. A double-faced index-panel or the like, comprising a stiff sheet having its edges bent to form inwardly-facing flanges and inwardly-facing channel-strips applied lengthwise to the edges of said sheet with their flanges arranged on opposite sides thereof and spaced therefrom, one of the flanged portions of each strip being folded upon itself and its other flanged portion folded around the adjacent flange of the sheet.

7. A double-faced index-panel or the like, comprising a stiff sheet provided on both sides of its margins with inwardly-facing flanges which extend beyond the end of the sheet, and a hingemember having a shank extending across the end of the sheet and confined between the projecting end-portions of said flanges.

8. A double-faced index-panel or the like, comprising a stiff sheet, inwardly-facing channel-strips secured lengthwise to the edges of said sheet with their flanges arranged on opposite sides thereof, said flanges extending beyond the end I of the sheet, and a hinge-member having a shank extending across the end of the sheet and confined between the projecting end-portions of said flanges.

9. A double-faced index-panel or the like, comprising a stiff sheet, inwardly-facing channel-strips secured lengthwise to the edges of said sheet with their flanges arranged on opposite sides thereof, said flanges extending beyond the end of the sheet, and the projecting end portion of one of said strips having a notch in its web, a bin 0- member having a shank extending across 1:- o

end of the sheet and seated in said and means for'securing said shank,

projecting end portions of said flan 10. In a leaf structure of the character 6 described, a two faced panel having 'nal guide channel on each side compris- 1ng a sin 1e, inte a1, inwardly bent flange on thee ge of t e panel, and a separate 00p! Otfllil patent may be obtained tor:

, 4 ,,5gg' i s strip of sheet materialybent U-shaped in Y cross section,extendingaround the edge of 10'v v the panel body, the margin of one flange oi said strip bein "bent into engagement with the flange on e panel thereby securing the strip tothepanel. 1 Y

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8, mar- HERBERT JaMeCA v- QEY,

flve'cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Pat ently 7 Washington, 10. 

